Lidings Supports Best Legal Departments in Russia - 2016

Lidings once again supports annual contest Best Legal Departments in Russia hosted by Legal Insight magazine traditionally acting as a sponsor of the Pharmaceuticals nomination. This year winners in 14 nominations will be announced at the award ceremony taking place in St. Petersburg’s Four Seasons Lion Palace on the last day of the International Legal Forum, May 20th 2016.

The event will bring together leading business representatives from Russia and the CIS: heads of legal departments of the companies nominated for the award, members of the Expert Council, partners of leading domestic and international law firms, as well as representatives of various state authorities. Deloitte will traditionally act as the event’s official auditors. Head of the Lidings’ Corporate and M&A practice Sergey Patrakeev, a seasoned legal advisor to the life sciences sector in Russia, will award the prize to the winner in Pharmaceuticals.

Lidings is a leading legal advisor in Russia, acting as an expert in the statutory regulation of the pharmaceutical industry. The firm’s clients are recognized leaders of the pharmaceutical market, such as AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals, Astellas Pharma, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, MEDA Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi and many others. The firm frequently initiates and supports major international conferences devoted to issues most essential for the pharmaceutical industry in Russia and abroad. Lidings’ experts act as speakers and moderators in discussions on legal support of pharmaceutical companies doing business in the Russian Federation.

For the list of nominees and more details on the ceremony please visit the official website.